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Tony Yoo

Tony Yoo is a senior journalist at The Motley Fool Australia. He formerly wrote for Yahoo Finance, Business Insider and Guardian Australia. Please send story tips to tony.yoo(at)foolcontractors.com.

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Ask a Fund Manager

2 hot ASX shares to snap up right now: expert

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Ask A Fund Manager: Alphinity Investment Management's Elfreda Jonker reveals why she loves the future for this pair of lifestyle…

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Cryptocurrencies

Crypto investors missing millions after 2 Aussie exchanges collapse

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Customers of myCryptoWallet and ACX are in a panic as the apps stop withdrawals then shut down, leaving them unable…

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2 ASX shares that tick all the right boxes for the long term: expert

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Ask A Fund Manager: Alphinity Investment Management's Elfreda Jonker reveals her 2 biggest active holdings, which are set up to…

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Share Fallers

How the A2 Milk (ASX:A2M) share price tanked 5% in November

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Things went from bad to worse last month for the New Zealand dairy producer. Let's recap.

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Broker Notes

Drinking and gambling: 3 ASX shares to buy now

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A new COVID-19 variant and inflation fears are gripping the market. Anyone want to forget their troubles with some alcohol…

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Technology Shares

Why these 3 ASX tech shares could plunge this week

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They have been booted out of an exclusive club, so supply will be up. Will that send their stock prices…

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Healthcare Shares

2 healthcare ASX shares that Morgans loves right now

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COVID-19, Delta, Omicron… Health is the topic du jour. Here's a pair of stocks that are set to take advantage.

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Communication Shares

5 ASX telco shares this expert loves right now

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Wilson Asset Management reveals 3 different themes it's betting on in the telecommunications sector

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Communication Shares

TPG (ASX:TPG) shares down 6% as founder sells $335m stake

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The market has reacted savagely to news that TPG founder David Teoh has sold off millions of his shares. So,…

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Ask a Fund Manager

You want an ASX share to hold for 4 years? Here are 2!

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Ask A Fund Manager: Medallion Financial’s Michael Wayne lays out a trio of options that he'd take if the stock…

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Technology Shares

3 bargain ASX tech shares to buy right now: expert

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Technology stocks have taken a beating in the past month. So now might be the time to pick some up…

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Retail Shares

Coles (ASX:COL) hauled to court over $115 million in underpayments

| Tony Yoo

Supermarket allegedly owes its employees big time, including one staffer who missed out on $470,000 of salary.

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Travel Shares

3 ASX travel shares to buy while Omicron scares everyone

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Eventually Australians will fly again, so here is a trio of stocks to consider buying during the current dip

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Cryptocurrencies

Australia's first direct Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs are launching

| Tony Yoo

Do you want to invest in cryptocurrencies but don't want to buy them yourself? There'll soon be a way to…

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Ask a Fund Manager

3 hot ASX shares to buy right now: advisor

| Tony Yoo

Ask A Fund Manager: Medallion Financial’s Michael Wayne reveals the trio of stocks he's recommending his clients pick up at…

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Technology Shares

Why multiple experts are HOT on this ASX tech share right now

| Tony Yoo

This US technology firm listed in Australia has made its shareholders rich this year. But there's more to come, say…

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Technology Shares

4 best-performing ASX tech shares in November

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A quadrella of technology stocks went gangbusters last month. Let's take a look at what they did and why the…

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Travel Shares

3 best-performing ASX travel shares in November

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Omicron-induced border closures meant it was a brutal month for holiday stocks. But this trio somehow managed to have a…

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Advisor reveals the 3 most popular ASX shares among his clients

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Ask A Fund Manager: Medallion Financial's Michael Wayne picks the investments that have served him well for many years and…

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Broker Notes

2 ASX shares looking good in turbulent times

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Inflation and COVID-19 fears are setting up a volatile ride into Christmas. Here are a couple of safe havens experts…

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Growth Shares

2 ASX shares only just starting their growth

| Tony Yoo

Psssst… do you want to get in early on a successful business? Here are a pair of stocks that one…

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Cryptocurrencies

'Unstoppable': Bitcoin will double in next 12 months, says expert

| Tony Yoo

The news of COVID-19 Omicron sent the cryptocurrency into a 8% fall over the weekend. One expert explains why this…

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Coronavirus News

COVID-19 Omicron can't stop shares charging up: expert

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A new coronavirus variant of concern has frightened the world. Here's what this could mean for the stock market.

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IPOs

New artificial intelligence ASX share rockets 13% on debut

| Tony Yoo

Move over Appen, the new AI player in town went gangbusters on its first day as a public company.

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Broker Notes

This ASX share is a buy after it dodged a MASSIVE bullet: analyst

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How does a failed business deal cause a stock to rise more than 17% in a month? Here's how.

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Broker Notes

Are Xero shares worth their $21bn valuation? Motley Fool analyst Chris Copley weighs in

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The cloud accounting software maker from New Zealand has conquered the world in 15 years. So is there much more…

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Share Market News

Macquarie (ASX:MQG) is now a big four bank

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How did this investment bank break into an exclusive club that authorities never thought would be disturbed? And can it…

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Broker Notes

2 services ASX shares to buy right now: experts

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Delivering a service is difficult to do when there are pandemic restrictions. But now that the post-COVID era is starting,…

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Financial Shares

2 financial ASX shares to buy right now: experts

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Here are a pair of finance stocks that you may not have heard of, but Wilson Asset Management analysts rate…

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Broker Notes

3 retail ASX shares to buy right now: experts

| Tony Yoo

The post-pandemic reopening doesn't mean every retailer will be capable of taking advantage. Here's a trio that might.

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IPOs

Beforepay (ASX:B4P) just launched its IPO

| Tony Yoo

The payday lender has just published its eagerly awaited prospectus. What do we know about this Sydney fintech startup?

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Cryptocurrencies

Aussie app promises 4%pa return on AUD 'stablecoin' cryptocurrency

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Comparison site reckons 12,000 Australians are waiting to plough their money into this earner. This is how it works.

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Share Market News

Nuix (ASX:NXL)'s own shareholders are suing it

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The troubled software company is copping the wrath of its own investors, who have lost a lot of money.

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Share Gainers

BrainChip (ASX: BRN) share price rockets 16% on Megachips deal

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The Californian machine learning developer signs a partnership with a massive Japanese technology company.

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Ask a Fund Manager

The ASX share in the 'sweet spot' for years to come: expert

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Ask A Fund Manager: Tribeca Investment Partners' Simon Brown tells how one manufacturing business has its market cornered for years…

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Broker Notes

I just bought 2 ASX shares everyone else is selling: expert

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Tribeca's Jun Bei Liu reveals a couple of stocks that are historically cheap that will bounce back in the long…

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Broker Notes

2 ASX shares to grow no matter what the market does: experts

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Inflation and interest rates are forming a dark cloud over share markets. Here's a pair of stocks that might not…

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BNPL shares

The BNPL ASX share that's already profitable and pays dividend

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There's much uncertainty about the future of the buy now, pay later industry. But one company's shares are cheap and…

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Ask a Fund Manager

The lithium ASX share that's still cheap: expert

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Ask A Fund Manager: Tribeca Investment Partners' Simon Brown tells how the market hasn't yet realised the potential of this…

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Economy

Why inflation and interest rate hikes are NOT a worry for ASX shares

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Well, not yet, anyway. Most Australian economists believe we're 2 years away from rate rises.

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